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Lostgallifreyan · November 3rd 14, 05:13 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

wrote in news:1577cbdf-79d6-47c9-a8a5-
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If it's rolling, it must be real slow about it, as it's not
really detectable on the cameras.

That could be a perspective thing, because the drift you'd see is the same
drift a brain will expect if it tries to point one part 'up' with respect to
Earth. While the brain lockes on to that, it won't see the drift in sun angle
any different from how it looks on Earth. It may be that despite happenign a
lot more times per day, this is a psychological benefit to astronauts, and
may be one reason for the decision to do it that way. Other schemes may be
more disorienting. An astronaut at rest, looking out of the biggest window up
there, can feel like they're flying in a fairly conventional way. At least,
all the ones I've heard speak of it say it feels very restful, natural, and
it's apparently a popular place to be.